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Career Readiness Training
Objectives
To understand the steps in career preparation.
To understand a job skills assessment.
How to conduct an effective job search.
How to apply effective interviewing strategies.
Pennsylvania Department Standards (PDE) for Career Education and Work.
13.1. A, B, D 13.2. A, B 13.3
Introduction
Career Awareness and Preparation
Have you researched your career options based on your personal interest and abilities? Do you know current labor market information; i.e education, skills and employment experience required for desired job? What career preparation opportunities are available at your school? Do you have prior work experience? Do you have a resume and cover letter? Do you have computer access with internet? Do you have a professional email address? Do you have a professional voice message? Do you have appropriate interview and work attire? Do you know yourself?
PDE 13.1 Course Content
Career Assessment
Experience Opportunities
Labor market research
Job Searching
Interviewing Tips and Techniques
Self Assessment
What are your interest/What do you like to do?
What is desired salary expectation?
Are you organized?
Good at planning?
What are your technical or computer skills?
Are you dependable?
Do you have good Communication skills?
Are you a team player?
Personal Interest
– Helping others (nursing, social services, teaching, childcare)
– Service worker (hospitality/hotel, postal, transportation.
– Manufacturing/Labor
– Outdoors (physical, recreation, gardening)
– Office work (talking on phone, typing, memos/messages, reception)
– Cooking
– Cleaning
– Computers
– Typing
Organization
Take notes, writing things down.
Planning Do you plan ahead. Do you organize yourself before an important event. Are you prepared.
Computer/Technical Skills
Microsoft Office
Excel
Powerpoint
Outlook
Typing
Internet
Communicating
On phone In person Writing
Dependable
On time
Good attendance
Team Player
Work well with others Good attitude
Experience Opportunities
Internship Volunteering Part-time employment Apprenticeship Temp work “Career Days” Community Service Job Shadowing
Where do you want to work
• Location
– City, State, Region
• Industry
– Business
– Social Services
– Education
– Health Care
Labor market research
• Review education and experience required for your desired career goal.
• Identify possible job titles.
• What is the current market salary range.
• Is the position in demand in your local area.
• Is there expected industry growth.
http://www.dol.gov
Begin the Job Search • Browse company websites • Search and register on local, state, government resources; i.e. Career
links, Civil Service, USA GOV. • Network professionally and socially; Linkedin, Facebook, ect. • Browse and register on internet job boards (monster, career builders,
indeed.com, Craig's list, snag a job) • Browse local and neighborhood newspapers.
– TAKE NOTES!!!!! company HR contact names, email address information (if available)
• GET EXPOSURE!!!!! – mail letter of interest, or cover letter and or resume directly to HR contact.
• Build profiles(if required) • Have contact info for at least three references.
Searching
• I have an electronic resume on a flash drive or in my email. • I regularly check the career center web sites for openings. • I keep track of my contacts, interviews and other job-
search activities. • I follow up on every interesting job lead immediately. • I let friends and family know I am job searching. • I keep updated copies of my resume in case I receive a call
from an employer. • I follow-up each cover letter with a phone call or e-mail to
the employer requesting a job interview. • I send thank you letters or e-mails immediately to every
person who interviews me.
10 Effective Job Search Strategies
Effective interviewing skills.
Top 10 Interview Questions and Best Answers
By Alison Doyle, About.com Guide
13.2.B Sample interview Q & A
Tell me about yourself.
What are your greatest strengths.
What are your greatest weaknesses.
How do you handle stress and pressure
Why do you want this job
Why should we hire you.
What are your goals for the future
Strength statements “When I'm working on a project, I don't want just to meet deadlines. Rather, I prefer to complete the project well ahead of schedule.”
“My time management skills are excellent and I'm organized, efficient, and take pride in excelling at my work.”
“I am dependable, on time and will stay until the job is finished.”
“I have a good attitude, am a team player, and work well with others.”
“I pride myself on my customer service skills and my ability to
resolve what could be difficult situations.”
**make sure strengths are related to job description and provide examples.
Weakness statements
Replace “weakness” with the word “challenge”
“One of my challenges was to type faster, so I enrolled in a typing course”
“I began taking an on-line typing tutoring course.”
“This was a challenge for me so I decided to return to school to improve my skills and knowledge in this area…….”
“I changed my time management methods to improve my efficiency.”
“I developed a new method to improve my ……”
*BE prepared to give an examples of how you improved the weakness or challenge!!!
How you handle pressure or stress • Give an example of how you handled an irate or
angry customer in your previous employment.
• Give an example of how you handled a difficult co-worker.
• Give an example of how you accomplished a difficult task or assignment within a deadline.
• Give an example of how you handled a situation you thought was unfair; steps you took, what was the result.
****DO NOT overstate, one example is sufficient!
Why do you want this job
“I’m a people person and really enjoy working with all types of people.”
“I’ve done some research on your company and see that you have been in business…..”
“I’m looking for an organization that provides promotion and growth opportunities.”
“I have always wanted to work in…….”
*Responses should include why your skills would make you the best person for the job; always job related!!!!
Avoid discussing personal issues or problems unless asked!
Why should we hire YOU!
“You should hire me because I am a good worker and I'm sincere about my work.”
“I’m dependable and will stay until the work gets finished.”
“I’m a hard worker, with a very positive attitude, and take pride in my work.”
“If you hire me, you will be getting a hard worker who is dependable, has a good attitude, willing to learn, with excellent customer service skills.”
DON’T BE AFRAID TO SELL YOURSELF!!!!!
Goal statements
“My short term goal is to get a position with a stable and growing company.”
“My long term goal is to return to school for an advanced degree in ………”
“Eventually I’d like return to school to…..”
“’I would to to grow with the company ………….”
Job Interview Tips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqeghm8Uut8&feature=player_embedded
13.3 Career Advancement and Retention Skills
Attitude and habits that promote employment.
Attendance
Punctuality
Keeping a positive attitude
Enthusiasm
Team Work
Avoiding conflict, problem solving.
Career Preparation Assessment
Begin
An Office Worker needs the following type of skills.
1. Technical
2. Communication
3. Organization
4. Planning
5. All of the above
Technical Skills
Good try!!!!
You do need technical skills in the office, but that is not all.
Go back and try another.
Communication Skills
Not quite
Having good verbal and writing communication skills will improve your employment opportunities, but there are others skills an office worker needs.
Go back and try again
Organization
No
Being organized shows you have order and structure, but there are more skills needed!
Try again
Planning skills
Almost
As an office worker, you may be asked to plan and arrange an event and you need good planning skills to accomplish this.
Try Again!!!
All of the Above
Correct!!!
You must have Technical, Communication, Planning, and Organization Skills to be an effective Office Worker!!!!
During your career preparation, what is the first thing you should do?
Browse newspaper articles and internet job sites. Write a resume and cover letter. Research the qualifications for my desired job. Do a personal assessment of my interest, skills, and, experience.
X No Browsing the internet is part of the job search process, but what skills and abilities do you currently have. Go back and try again.
No, Try Again
Correct!!!
This would be the best starting point in your career preparation to match your skills and interest with the right career
choices!
X No Researching qualifications is a good, but do you know
your skills and work experience?
Go back and try again
X No Having a completed resume and cover before you begin your career preparation would be a helpful guide, but you have to know what your skills and work experience are before you can begin to write it.
Go back and try again
Sally feels she is ready to start her job search. She knows what she wants, knows her skills, and knows her work experience. Sally is ready to start looking for the job.
True
False
True
Sally needs to conduct the following market research activities to make her job search more effective:
Research organizations or companies in her area that hire someone with her skills, interests and background.
Research potential career fields: typical entry-level jobs, typical salaries, best geographic location for her desired job positions.
Identify the top three geographic areas where she would like to live and work.
Register with various Career Services agencies, and build her profiles (if required) by various employers.
Create a resume, cover letter, and letter of
interest.
Identify three individuals who will serve as references.
Develop her interview skills, and prepare by practicing responses to typical questions.
Sally will need to do more preparation before starting.
X False Sally will need to spend additional time and effort preparing to make her job search more effective.
Go back and try again
Have an interview suit that is appropriate for the field in which she plans to work.
Have a professional-sounding answering machine/voice mail message in case an employer calls.
Have a professional e-mail address to give to employers.
Now you are ready to go get that job!!!!!
